Precalculus (6th Edition) Blitzer

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ISBN 10: 0-13446-914-3
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Chapter 4 - Section 4.7 - Inverse Trigonometric Functions - Exercise Set - Page 626: 62

Answer

$-\dfrac{3}{5}$

Work Step by Step

Suppose $\theta =\tan^{-1} (\dfrac{3}{4})$ This gives: $\tan \theta=(-\dfrac{3}{4})$ Since, $ r=\sqrt {x^2+y^2}$ This implies that $ r=\sqrt {4^2+3^2}=5$ Therefore, we have $\sin \theta =\sin [\tan^{-1} (-\dfrac{3}{4})]=-\dfrac{3}{5}$
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